BEST OF THE BEST: WOMEN OF OUR ERA New York, 1780 Men are changing their views on women when they begin entering the war. Women are entering the war as nurses, healing and helping a wounded soldier, or they chose to make themselves mens clothing and disguise themselves as men and enter the war in this manner. Some of these women enter and exit with everyone thinking they are males, although some, when wounded, get there secret out during a doctors examination. This has been going on since 1775, the beginning of the revolutionary war.
WEEKLY FOCUSES: Ann Smith Strong Ann Smith Strong has taken part in a secret messaging system. A secret messenger sent her code and she would use her laundry to show the message to the next messenger. No one knows how she set up the laundry to dry or what it meant but the person receiving the message did. This was a long line of messages but every man or women in the process of this delivery would have a signal that to any other man, woman, or child near them would have no clue it meant anything other than a simple bump of the shoulder or hanging of the laundry to dry. “Molly Pitcher” "These are times that try mens' souls" ~ Molly Pitcher Molly was the wife of a cannon manner. Rumors have gone around stating that he was shot and killed on the battle ground. Other rumors are that he fell ill. Either way his wife molly took over his cannon and continued firing. Up until then she would cook, wash and do laundry for the soldiers. She would also run water back and forth across the battle field to the soldiers, that’s where she got the name Molly Pitcher. Abigail Adams "if we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women." ~ Abigail Adams Abigail Smith married John Adams and really stepted up in helping his political carrier. She was smart and self-sufficient. When John would leave for business, she would be the one to take care of the farm, the children and helped to convince people to at least think about women’s rights. These are just a few examples of what she does on a day to day basis. On the farm she cared about those living there, such as her slaves. One slave came up to her wanting to go to school to learn how to read. Most owners would not allow it, yet Abigail Adams enrolled the slave in school.
Throughout the war, women have been beaten, enslaved, and treated wrongly but they still were able to stand strong for what they believed in. They fight for their own freedom and the freedom of those around them. Children are even out on the battle field. When women are forced to come out and cook and clean for the soldiers and their father are out in the war there children are forced to come also. Some women wrote letters with suggestions and ideas, some women could work a gun and that was helpful skill. While other women are out trying their best to change society and help in the war, others are doing another important thing, staying at home and helping keep the house standing tall while the husband or father is out fighting for his family. The Revolutionary War is just the start of the voices of women being heard.
BEST OF THE BEST: WOMEN OF OUR ERA
New York, 1780
Men are changing their views on women when they begin entering the war. Women are entering the war as nurses, healing and helping a wounded soldier, or they chose to make themselves mens clothing and disguise themselves as men and enter the war in this manner. Some of these women enter and exit with everyone thinking they are males, although some, when wounded, get there secret out during a doctors examination. This has been going on since 1775, the beginning of the revolutionary war.
WEEKLY FOCUSES:
Ann Smith Strong
Ann Smith Strong has taken part in a secret messaging system. A secret messenger sent her code and she would use her laundry to show the message to the next messenger. No one knows how she set up the laundry to dry or what it meant but the person receiving the message did. This was a long line of messages but every man or women in the process of this delivery would have a signal that to any other man, woman, or child near them would have no clue it meant anything other than a simple bump of the shoulder or hanging of the laundry to dry.
“Molly Pitcher”
"These are times that try mens' souls" ~ Molly Pitcher
Molly was the wife of a cannon manner. Rumors have gone around stating that he was shot and killed on the battle ground. Other rumors are that he fell ill. Either way his wife molly took over his cannon and continued firing. Up until then she would cook, wash and do laundry for the soldiers. She would also run water back and forth across the battle field to the soldiers, that’s where she got the name Molly Pitcher.
Abigail Adams
"if we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women." ~ Abigail Adams
Abigail Smith married John Adams and really stepted up in helping his political carrier. She was smart and self-sufficient. When John would leave for business, she would be the one to take care of the farm, the children and helped to convince people to at least think about women’s rights. These are just a few examples of what she does on a day to day basis. On the farm she cared about those living there, such as her slaves. One slave came up to her wanting to go to school to learn how to read. Most owners would not allow it, yet Abigail Adams enrolled the slave in school.
Throughout the war, women have been beaten, enslaved, and treated wrongly but they still were able to stand strong for what they believed in. They fight for their own freedom and the freedom of those around them. Children are even out on the battle field. When women are forced to come out and cook and clean for the soldiers and their father are out in the war there children are forced to come also. Some women wrote letters with suggestions and ideas, some women could work a gun and that was helpful skill. While other women are out trying their best to change society and help in the war, others are doing another important thing, staying at home and helping keep the house standing tall while the husband or father is out fighting for his family. The Revolutionary War is just the start of the voices of women being heard.
By: Tay & Em ©
Recourses:
www.pocanticohills.org/revolution/women.htm
www.uua.org/uuns/abigail/adams
www.care2.com/causees/womens-rights/blog/women-of-the-american-revolution
www.americanrevolution.org/nguyen.html
www.userpage.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html